Girls' soccer team looking forward to rematch, second half

The Glastonbury High School girls' soccer team improved to 8-1 after a 2-0 win over Northwest Catholic on Oct. 2. Coach Joe Finocchiaro said the team has essentially met its midseason expectations and is looking to build its depth for the second half and postseason.

"We had a little blip in the season with [the one loss, 5-4, to] South Windsor, but we're past that," Finocchiaro said. "We're looking forward. We have to try and develop a deeper bench. We have a lot of sophomores and a couple of freshmen. I've got to try to get them more minutes, so they can help us later in the season."

Freshmen Eden Baker and Sammie Riggot are among the younger players who have started to contribute.

Juniors Mara Cosentino and Sabrina Glaser have filled in the midfield nicely, and senior captain Brittany Uricchio, back from missing last season to injury, is leading the attacking charge, along with junior Maddie Lamagna, both of which scored against NWC.

The coach said the team is also looking to up its scoring. "We're working on finishing in the final third," he said. "We've got more attacking players this year than in the past."

Finocchiaro said the team may have to run the table in order to capture its seventh straight conference title, given the tough competition.

"We've had that for six straight years, and we can't have any letdowns at this point. We've already had our one," he said, adding that the team is also looking forward to the rematch with South Windsor on Oct. 17.

"That's definitely marked on our calendar – absolutely," he said, adding that the loss may have taken some pressure off of his team, but also gives them food for thought.

"You look at it and say, 'okay, we've got to tighten some things up,' and remember it, but not dwell on it," he said.